[Cowperson]

In London and New York, I'd go for a run for an hour or so (Central Park and Hyde Park) and then walk all day with the missus . . . . . very enjoyable. Both were great cities for running believe it or not. I loved London for St. James Park, Regents Park and Hyde Park.

I don't feel like NOT running for weeks on end so I'll be looking for parks.

You'll get plenty of exercise walking.

Honestly, not the same thing. The peculiar thing is that I can run for a few hours without stopping but Mrs. Cowperson, who isn't a runner, will eventually walk me into the ground. Must be all the practice she gets in the malls.

I'll be cabbing from the airport to the hotel . . . but later cabbing to Termini to take the train to Florence. I'll be looking for the official cabs.

Here's another peculiar but probably obvious question . . . . . how do you take your baggage on the train? Do you check it at security and pick it up at your destination or do you simply lug it onto the train and throw it into the overhead bins. We'll have one larger case and two smaller bags . . . . travelling fairly light. We took a day trip on a train from London to Leeds but obvioiusly had no baggage so didn't run into the question. Comments?

Cowperson